An experiment in which the independent variable is noise level and the dependent variable is resistance to distraction, the goal is to observe whether distractibility is a(n) __________ noise
a. cause of c. treatment for
b. correlate of d. effect of
D
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Sociologists studying the effects of media violence would be more likely than social psychologists to
a. conduct experiments manipulating the amount of media violence viewed by participants. b. assess changes in television availability and in murder rates in populations of entire cities over the last 30years c. concern themselves with situational variables that moderate the effects of media violence on its viewers. d. focus on the types of individuals who choose to view media violence.
When a group of individuals is tested in a series of treatment conditions over time, which factor can cause progressive improvement in performance from treatment to treatment and thus provide an alternative explanation for the results?
a. history b. selection bias c. practice d. fatigue
According to research by Koenig, Cicchetti, and Rogosch (2004), which of the following is the
most important factor in the development of moral emotions which can influence behavior? a. Trusting relations b. Cognitive complexity c. Impulse control d. Global empathy
Exclusively psychological theories of the origins of homosexuality have never been supported
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.